Jevon
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2 months ago
in OS X, Ubuntu and Other Fun Stuff on Oracle AppsLab
Really funny that you bring this up. My Leopard install went bad 2 days ago and a reinstall didn't seem to fix it,. so I did a fast download of Ubuntu and ran it off the live CD,. Since everything was backed up I decided to just go ahead and install it on the machine.
I have been amazed at how good it is. Sure there are loads of stupid things that linux distributions should just standardize (like the dozens of window managers), but things were really easy for me overall.
I think part of the reason is that I am running it on a MacBookPro, which is a known configuration that Ubuntu seems to have gone out of its way to support well. Pretty much everything, including the function keys "just worked".
I was the most blown away when I plugged in my ipod and a media play popped up, downloaded a bunch of codecs and just started playing.
I am no linux guru by any stretch, but this has been good fun.
As for AWN, I installed it in all of 15 minutes, but ended up just using the built in Gnome panels.. I like having a few buttons, etc on there.
I have been amazed at how good it is. Sure there are loads of stupid things that linux distributions should just standardize (like the dozens of window managers), but things were really easy for me overall.
I think part of the reason is that I am running it on a MacBookPro, which is a known configuration that Ubuntu seems to have gone out of its way to support well. Pretty much everything, including the function keys "just worked".
I was the most blown away when I plugged in my ipod and a media play popped up, downloaded a bunch of codecs and just started playing.
I am no linux guru by any stretch, but this has been good fun.
As for AWN, I installed it in all of 15 minutes, but ended up just using the built in Gnome panels.. I like having a few buttons, etc on there.
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3 months ago
in You can’t help yourself, you will get an iPhone on WirelessNorth.ca
This is NOT unlimited data,. Bell is very clear about that,. this is unlimited web browsing through the browser they provide. Same as the HTC deal, just more expensive.
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Robert
This plan is a marketing ploy. Imagine paying extra for IM or P2P traffic on your home internet. Its a joke.
3 months ago
in You can’t help yourself, you will get an iPhone on WirelessNorth.ca
I think saying you are clarifying facts here is being a little generous. I appreciate the comment,. I do,. but I figure I will respond, at the risk of sounding like an asshole.
1- Sure,. the numbers have looked similar on both markets.
2- I did not make a link between the petition and the stock market. I just pointed out that it has dropped since they announced the iphone plans. If only an online petition had that influence.
3- my point exactly. ... oi.
4- New entrants will not be live in that short a time span. This is irrelevant to my post.
1- Sure,. the numbers have looked similar on both markets.
2- I did not make a link between the petition and the stock market. I just pointed out that it has dropped since they announced the iphone plans. If only an online petition had that influence.
3- my point exactly. ... oi.
4- New entrants will not be live in that short a time span. This is irrelevant to my post.
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Andrew
I want to know why you think a new entrant will not be live in that time frame. Regardless of what new spectrum has been purchased, it has already been outlined by Jim Prentice and Industry Canada that new entrants will be able to piggyback on existing infrastructure for free WHILE they are actively building their own network. So we could see a new entrant in the works as early as 1Q 2009 in some areas.
3 months ago
in Bell jacking TXT messaging fees on WirelessNorth.ca
Well, they do have to truck those bits from one place to another. Why do you think your TXT message can be so delayed sometimes? (90 minutes for me today a few times)
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WirelessGuy
Intercarrier SMS by chance? Blame the delay on shoddy infrastructure provided by a third party and technology differences which made the intercarrier gateway necessary in the first place.
3 months ago
in Bell jacking TXT messaging fees on WirelessNorth.ca
In Canada, 2 makes more than a trend. ;-)
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WirelessGuy
It's not a trend, it's a cartel. :-)
5 months ago
in The Difference Between Wordpress and Facebook on A VC
I think one of the appeals of Facebook so far has been that it is closed and feels "safer" than being out there in public with a blog, twitter, etc.
Eventually though, I think people make the mental leap. They see the value of being as open as possible in the safe space of Facebook, but the slippery slope eventually has us wanted to be as public as possible, and then the distinction between private and public really starts to go out the window, as Jeff blogged yesterday: http://jeffnolan.com/wp/2008/04/16/oh-yeah-ever...
Eventually, Wordpress will overtake FB in terms of reach and sustainability. There is also the issue of resiliency. The revenue model for WP might not be as "fat" up front, but the operations side is so much leaner. Wordpress could weather a 5 year storm while Facebook couldn't handle a couple years (guess).
Eventually though, I think people make the mental leap. They see the value of being as open as possible in the safe space of Facebook, but the slippery slope eventually has us wanted to be as public as possible, and then the distinction between private and public really starts to go out the window, as Jeff blogged yesterday: http://jeffnolan.com/wp/2008/04/16/oh-yeah-ever...
Eventually, Wordpress will overtake FB in terms of reach and sustainability. There is also the issue of resiliency. The revenue model for WP might not be as "fat" up front, but the operations side is so much leaner. Wordpress could weather a 5 year storm while Facebook couldn't handle a couple years (guess).
1 reply
fredwilson
I like the word sustainability even though it has become overused in recent
years. It's a good measure of what we should all be investing in and working
on. If you replace wordpress with blogging, then I agree completely with
your statement.
years. It's a good measure of what we should all be investing in and working
on. If you replace wordpress with blogging, then I agree completely with
your statement.
6 months ago
in What’s wrong with Dave Winer on Mathew's comments
You can't really have an "opinion" about how certain things were invented. If you were watching when it happened it was obvious what was going on. While his conspiracy theories might not help his cause, I think the facts are pretty simple on who invented RSS, OPML and Podcasting.
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mathewi
I'm going to disagree with you there, Jevon. I think you can have an
opinion about how things were invented, especially when they involve
multiple people -- the invention of the telephone, the telegraph,
radio, television and many other things illustrate that just as well
as anything Dave was involved in. But regardless of that, I guess the
question is whether you think Wikipedia reflects Dave's
accomplishments fairly or not.
On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 12:10 PM, Disqus
opinion about how things were invented, especially when they involve
multiple people -- the invention of the telephone, the telegraph,
radio, television and many other things illustrate that just as well
as anything Dave was involved in. But regardless of that, I guess the
question is whether you think Wikipedia reflects Dave's
accomplishments fairly or not.
On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 12:10 PM, Disqus
6 months ago
in Scandals In The Age Of Social Networking on A VC
It is Tumblr that is really going to be up. http://ashleyalexandradupre.tumblr.com/
2 replies
fredwilson
Maybe that explains why tumblr was so slow this morning
kenberger
Might well get traffic, even though obviously a fakester. The fact that that tumblog was just started yesterday is just 1 clue.
Another effect of all this that's fascinating is the other beneficiaries that gain visibility from such events. Amiestreet is clearly gaining much-needed traffic. Tumblr, others?
Another effect of all this that's fascinating is the other beneficiaries that gain visibility from such events. Amiestreet is clearly gaining much-needed traffic. Tumblr, others?
Glad to hear you're liking Ubuntu. I'm with Rich on spreading the love. It's a very solid an human, as the tagline says, distro.
I also have a known configuration, Dell laptop from the 2006 vintage. Pity I have the old Intel video drivers though, so I can't enjoy the eye candy that Compiz and AWN provide.
Isn't it awesome that even proprietary h/w can be freed though? You managed to dodge the support cost, but it's too bad you had to pay for the s/w.
Heron doesn't seem to know my iPhone, which makes sense. I plugged it in to charge, and it notified me that it detected a camera. Nothing more or less. Heh.